Total contact casts: Pressure reduction at ulcer sites and the effect on the contralateral foot

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1268-1271

  Lavery, Lawrence A ^a,c   Vela, Steven A ^a   Lavery, David C ^b   Quebedeaux, Terri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOE;

EID: 0030778188     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90342-7     Document Type: Article

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